EDUCATION
MFA Studio Art, University of Oregon, 2013
BFA Drawing and Painting, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, 2009
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2018
From The Studios, Penninsula School of Art, Fish Creek, Wisconsin
Wisconsin Biennial, Museum of Wisconsin Art, West Bend, Wisconsin
*Gestures, Langdon Divers Gallery, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
2017
UW Colleges Faculty Exhibition, Rahr-West Art Museum, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
UW Colleges Faculty Exhibition, Priebe Gallery, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
2016
Wisconsin Biennial, Museum of Wisconsin Art, West Bend, Wisconsin
Works on Paper, Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth, Texas
2015
*Wander, Oberreich Gallery, UW-Fond du Lac
Camouflage, James May Gallery, Algoma, Wisconsin
2014
*Unexpected Passages, Oberreich Gallery & Visual Arts Gallery, UW-Fond du Lac
*Shifting Plan, Art Space Collective, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Ritual Mother, Primopiano Gallery, Lecce, Italy
11th Annual Juried Exhibition, Ceres Gallery, New York
2013
Speaking Between, Disjecta, Portland, Oregon
Seventh Annual MASTERPIECES, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
*New Work, Broadway Commerce Center, Eugene, Oregon
2012
*Bridge and Door, Washburn Gallery, University of Oregon
Embodied Site, LVK Gallery, University of Oregon
Drawing’s Expanded Field, LVK Gallery, University of Oregon
2011
Middle Child, LVK Gallery, University of Oregon
Shadows, LVK Gallery, University of Oregon
2010
*Falling, Forrest RR Polk Library, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
2009
*Temporary Ground, Allen Priebe Annex Gallery, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
*Remnants, Bottega9 LLC Gallery and Studio Space, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
*Indicates Solo Exhibition
ART FAIRS
2019
The Other Art Fair LA
2018
The Other Art Fair Chicago, Mana Contemporary, September 28-30
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Lecturer, 2014-current, Department of Art, UW-Fond du Lac
Courses Taught include: Introduction to Drawing and Intermediate Drawing, Two-Dimensional Design, Introduction to Painting and Intermediate Painting, Three-Dimensional Design, Women in Art, Worlds of Art, Art Survey: Renaissance to Modern
Gallery Director, 2014-current, UW-Fond du Lac Oberreich Gallery & Visual Arts Gallery
Instructor of Record, 2011-2013, Department of Art, University of Oregon
Courses taught include: Drawing 1, Drawing 2 and Painting 1
RESIDENCIES AND AWARDS
2015
Playa Summer Lake Residency
2013
Dean’s Choice Award, University of Oregon
Nominee for the Dedalus Foundation MFA Fellowship in drawing and painting
2012
Philip Haley Johnson Scholarship, University of Oregon
2011
Graduate school research award, University of Oregon
Philip Haley Johnson summer scholarship, University of Oregon
2010
Frank Okada Scholarship for excellence in painting, University of Oregon
Ralph Baker Scholarship, University of Oregon
2009
Jurors Honorable Mention, Student Honors Exhibition, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
2008
Forrest RR Polk Library Purchase Award, Student Honors Exhibition, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
PRESS & PUBLICATIONS
2016
One to Watch, Saatchi Art, http://canvas.saatchiart.com/art/one-to-watch/wendi-turchan
Wisconsin Artists Biennial, Museum of Wisconsin Art, exhibition catalog
2015
Submerged, Artsy Forager, http://artsyforager.com/2015/07/21/wendi-turchan/
2014
New American Paintings MFA annual Issue 111
BSDA Artist Interview, http://arthound.com/2014/08/bsda-artist-interview-wendi-turchan/
2013
Masterpieces 7, Manifest Gallery, exhibition catalog (back cover)
LECTURES
2017
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
2015
UW-Fond du Lac
2014
University Of Wisconsin Oshkosh
Art Space Collective